Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Billet Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Billet Road (E17 5HE) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Billet Road (E17 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcentee Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair View Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Billet Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascham End β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Billet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Banbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Mcentee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyne Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcentee Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Folly Lane β€”

Data Sources

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